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US 5,491,860 AGranted
Method of contructing a slipper
AssigneeR. G. Barry Corporation
InventorsJr., Walter T. Bray, Theresa Stewart
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Abstract
A slipper having a clog appearance is constructed with a soft fabric upper and a flexible molded outsole. The construction technique hides fabric seams.
Claims2
A method for constructing an article of footwear comprising:
- forming an outsole of molded, pliable material for said outsole to have a bottom and a peripheral wall, said wall and said bottom defining a cavity;
- forming a resilient cushioned filler sized to be received within said cavity and substantially filling said cavity;
- forming an insole of flexible fabric sized to cover said cavity;
- forming a vamp of flexible material with said vamp having side edges extending from a toe portion of said vamp to terminal ends of said side edges;
- securing said vamp to said insole and securing a strap to said vamp at a point of attachment of said terminal ends to said insole;
- turning said strap to cover said terminal ends;
- aligning a finish surface of said insole against a bottom surface of said outsole and securing a heel portion of said outsole to a heel portion of said insole;
- turning said insole and outsole for an inner surface of said insole to oppose said cavity and with a toe portion of said insole unattached to a toe portion of said outsole to define an access opening to said cavity;
- inserting said filler through said access opening into said cavity;
- and
- closing said access opening.
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